Attender

at·tend  (-tnd)

v. at·tend·ed, at·tend·ing, at·tends

v.tr.

1. To be present at: attended class.

2. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: The speech was attended by wild applause.

3.

a. To accompany or wait upon as a companion or servant.

b. To take care of (a sick person, for example). See Synonyms at tend².

4. To take charge of: They attended our affairs during our absence.

5. To listen to; heed: attended my every word.

6. Archaic To wait for; expect.

v.intr.

1. To be present.

2. To take care; give attention: We'll attend to that problem later.

3. To apply or direct oneself: attended to their business.

4. To pay attention: attended disinterestedly to the debate.

5. To remain ready to serve; wait.

6. Obsolete To delay or wait.

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[Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, to heed : ad-, ad- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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at·tender n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	attender - someone who listens attentively       auditor, hearer, listener audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses eavesdropper - a secret listener to private conversations
	2.	attender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another attendant, tender companion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" baggageman - an attendant who takes care of baggage batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer bellboy, bellhop, bellman - someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding caddie, golf caddie - an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player checker - an attendant who checks coats or baggage courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign cupbearer - the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine equerry - a personal attendant of the British royal family escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood famulus - a close attendant (as to a scholar) gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding lifeguard, lifesaver - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents linkboy, linkman - (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets loader - an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game matron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding hospital attendant, orderly - a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients orderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" varlet, page - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood page - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings racker - an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack rocker - an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match servitor - someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else squire - young nobleman attendant on a knight gallant, squire - a man who attends or escorts a woman flight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplane litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion arouser, rouser, waker - someone who rouses others from sleep
	3.	attender - a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" attendee, meeter, attendant conventioneer - someone who attends a convention participant - someone who takes part in an activity partygoer - someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers" symposiast - someone who participates in a symposium